patient

pa·tient

 (pā′shənt)

adj.

1. Bearing or enduring pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance with calmness.

2. Marked by or exhibiting calm endurance of pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance.

3. Tolerant; understanding: an unfailingly patient leader and guide.

4. Persevering; constant: With patient industry, she revived the failing business and made it thrive.

5. Capable of calmly awaiting an outcome or result; not hasty or impulsive.

6. Capable of bearing or enduring pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance: "My uncle Toby was a man patient of injuries" (Laurence Sterne).

n.

1. One who receives medical attention, care, or treatment.

2. Linguistics A noun or noun phrase identifying one that is acted upon or undergoes an action. Also called goal.

3. Obsolete One who suffers.

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[Middle English pacient, from Old French, from Latin patiēns, patient-, present participle of patī, to endure; see pē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

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pa′tient·ly adv.

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patient

(ˈpeɪʃənt)

adj

1. enduring trying circumstances with even temper

2. tolerant; understanding

3. capable of accepting delay with equanimity

4. persevering or diligent: a patient worker.

5. archaic admitting of a certain interpretation

n

6. (Medicine) a person who is receiving medical care

7. rare a person or thing that is the recipient of some action

[C14: see patience]

ˈpatiently adv

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pa•tient

(ˈpeɪ ʃənt)

n.

1. a person who is under medical care or treatment.

2. a person or thing that undergoes some action.

adj.

3. bearing provocation, annoyance, pain, etc., without complaint or anger.

4. characterized by or expressing such a quality.

5. persevering or diligent; steady.

6. undergoing the action of another (opposed to agent).

Idioms:

patient of,

a. able and willing to endure: patient of others' mistakes.

b. susceptible of.

[1275–1325; Middle English pacient (adj. and n.) < Middle French < Latin patient- (s. of patiēns), present participle of patī to undergo, suffer, bear; see -ent]

pa′tient•ly, adv.

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patient

A sick, injured, wounded, or other person requiring medical and/or dental care or treatment.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	patient - a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly" alexic - a person with alexia analysand - a person undergoing psychoanalysis arthritic - a person afflicted with arthritis; "the hands of an elderly arthritic" case - a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor" hypertensive - a person who has abnormally high blood pressure hypochondriac - a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments hypotensive - a person who has abnormally low blood pressure index case - the earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study inpatient, inmate - a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated outpatient - a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness vaccinee - a patient who has been vaccinated doctor-patient relation - the responsibility of a physician to act in the best interests of the patient nurse-patient relation - the responsibility of a nurse to act in the best interests of the patient
	2.	patient - the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause affected role, patient role participant role, semantic role - (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause
Adj.	1.	patient - enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient" uncomplaining - not complaining; "uncomplaining courage" tolerant - showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others impatient - restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition; "impatient with the slower students"; "impatient of criticism"

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patient

noun

1. sick person, case, sufferer, invalid He specialized in the treatment of cancer patients.

adjective

1. forbearing, understanding, forgiving, mild, accommodating, tolerant, indulgent, lenient, even-tempered He was endlessly kind and patient with children.
forbearing impatient, cross, bad-tempered, intolerant, cantankerous, ill-tempered, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, narky (Brit. slang), ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), abrupt, irritable, snappy, curt, brusque, irascible, testy

2. long-suffering, resigned, calm, enduring, quiet, composed, persistent, philosophical, serene, persevering, stoical, submissive, self-possessed, uncomplaining, untiring years of patient devotion to her family

Quotations
"That patient is not like to recover who makes the doctor his heir" [Thomas Fuller Gnomologia]

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patient

adjective

Enduring or capable of enduring hardship or inconvenience without complaint:

forbearing, long-suffering, resigned.

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Translations

إنْسان صَبورصَبورصَبُورٌمَرِيضٌ

pacienttrpělivý-ka

patienttålmodig

geduldigPatientInsasse

ασθενήςυπομονετικόςυπομονετικήυπομονετικό

pacientesufridoenfermo

kärsivällinenpotilas

patientpatiente

pacijentstrpljivpacijenticapacijentkinja

beteg

sjúklinguròolinmóîur

pazienteagitatoindulgente

忍耐強い患者

인내심이 있는환자

patiens

kantriaikantruskantrybėpacientaspasiansas

geduldigpatiënt

pasienttålmodig

pacjentpacjentkacierpliwy

paciente

пациенттерпеливыйбольной

bolnikpotrpežljiv

patienttålmodig

คนป่วยอดทน

hastasabırlı

bệnh nhânkiên nhẫn

病人耐心的有耐心的

patient

¹ [ˈpeɪʃənt] ADJ [person] → paciente; [explanation] → detallado
to be patient → tener paciencia
you must be patient → hay que tener paciencia
we have been patient long enough! → ¡se nos está acabando or agotando la paciencia!
to be patient with sb → tener paciencia con algn

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patient

² [ˈpeɪʃənt]

A. N (on doctor's list) → paciente mf; (having medical treatment) → enfermo/a m/f
see also cancer, mental

B. CPD patient care N → cuidado m de los enfermos

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patient

[ˈpeɪʃ^ənt]

n

[doctor] → patient(e) m/f

(in hospital) → malade mf

modif [care, records] → des patients patient confidentiality

adj → patient(e)
to be patient with sb → être patient(e) avec qnpatient confidentiality n → confidentialité f des informations concernant les patients

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patient

adj → geduldig; to be patient with somebody/something → mit jdm/etw geduldig sein; you must be very patient about it → du musst sehr viel Geduld haben or sehr geduldig sein; we have been patient long enough! → unsere Geduld ist erschöpft!; his years of patient work paid off → seine jahrelange geduldige Arbeit zahlte sich aus; patient endurance → zähe Geduld

n → Patient(in) m(f); cancer/heart patient → Krebs-/Herzpatient(in) m(f)

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patient

[ˈpeɪʃ/ənt]

1. adj → paziente
to be patient with sb → essere paziente or aver pazienza con qn

2. n (Med) → paziente m/f, malato/a

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patient

(ˈpeiʃənt) adjective

suffering delay, pain, irritation etc quietly and without complaining. It will be your turn soon – you must just be patient! geduldig صَبور търпелив paciente trpělivý geduldig tålmodig υπομονετικόςpaciente, sufrido kannatlik صبور kärsivällinen patientסבלני धैर्यवान strpljenje türelmes sabar þolinmóður paziente 我慢強い 참고 견디는 kantrus pacietīgs bersabar geduldigtålmodigcierpliwy ګالونكى، زغمونكى، صبرناك ، ناروغه paciente răbdător терпеливый trpezlivý potrpežljiv strpljiv tålig, tålmodig อดทน sabırlı 有耐心的 терплячий; впертий صابر، متحمل kiên nhẫn 有耐心的

noun

a person who is being treated by a doctor, dentist etc. The hospital had too many patients. pasiënt إنْسان صَبور пациент paciente pacient, -ka der/die Patient(in) patient ασθενής, νοσηλευόμενος paciente patsient مریض potilas patientחולה, מטופל मरीज pacijent, bolesnik beteg pasien sjúklingur paziente 患者 환자 pacientas pacients pesakit patiëntpasientpacjent ناروغه doente pacient пациент pacient, -ka bolnik pacijent patient ผู้ป่วย hasta 病人 пацієнт, хворий مريض، بيمار bệnh nhân 病人

ˈpatiently adverb

geduldig بِصَبْرٍ търпеливо pacientemente trpělivě geduldig tålmodigt υπομονετικάpacientemente kannatlikult صبورانه kärsivällisesti patiemment בְּסַבלָנוּת धीरतापूर्वक strpljivo türelmesen dengan sabar með þolinmæði pazientemente 忍耐強く 참을성 있게 kantriai pacietīgi dgn sabar geduldigtålmodig cierpliwie په صبر ناكه توګه pacientemente cu răbdare терпеливо trpezlivo potrpežljivo strpljivo tåligt, tål-modigt อย่างอดทน sabırla 耐心地 терпляче صبر سے kiên trì 耐心地

ˈpatience noun

1. the ability or willingness to be patient. Patience is a virtue. geduld صَبْر търпение paciência trpělivost die Geduld tålmodighed υπομονήpaciencia kannatlikkus شکیبایی kärsivällisyys patienceסבלנות धैर्य, धीरता, धीरता strpljivost, snošljivost türelem kesabaran þolinmæði pazienza 我慢強さ 인내력 kantrybė pacietība kesabaran geduldtålmodighetcierpliwość زغم، ګالنه، صبر paciência răbdare терпение trpezlivosť potrpežljivost strpljenje tålamod, tålmodighet ความอดทน sabır 耐心 терпіння صبر، تحمل tính kiên trì 耐心

2. a card game usually played by one person. She often plays patience. patience لُعبَة الصَّبْر: لُعبَة وَرَق يَلْعَبُها شَخْصٌ واحِد пасианс paciência pasiáns die Patience kabale πασιέντσαsolitario pasjanss فال ورق pasianssi réussite מִשחָק סוֹלִיטֶר ताश का एक खेल pasijans pasziánsz permainan kartu kapall solitario １人トランプ (카드 게임) 인내력 게임 pasiansas pasjanss permainan solitaire patiencekabalpasjans یوه دوله لوبه ده paciênciaпасьянс pasians pasjansa pasijans patiens การเล่นไพ่ tek kişilik iskambil oyunu 單人紙牌遊戲 пасьянс کارڈ کا ايک کھيل lối đánh bài paxiên 单人纸牌游戏

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patient

→ صَبُورٌ, مَرِيضٌ pacient, trpělivý patient, tålmodig geduldig, Patient ασθενής, υπομονετικός paciente kärsivällinen, potilas patient pacijent, strpljiv paziente 忍耐強い, 患者 인내심이 있는, 환자 geduldig, patiënt pasient, tålmodig cierpliwy, pacjent paciente пациент, терпеливый patient, tålmodig คนป่วย, อดทน hasta, sabırlı bệnh nhân, kiên nhẫn 病人, 耐心的

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pa·tient

n. paciente, enfermo-a,

___ discharge → alta, egreso del___;

___ 's care → cuidado del ___;

private ___ → ___ privado-a;

self-paying ___ → ___ solvente;

impatient ___ → ___ interno;

outpatient → ___ externo;

adv. con paciencia, pacientemente.

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patient

adj paciente; n paciente mf, enfermo -ma mf; patient-centered centrado en el paciente

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